Justin Verlander allowed only two hits in pitching the Astros past the Tigers at Comerica Park
Justin Verlander tossed a gem against his former team as the Houstson Astros dropped the Detroit Tigers 5-1 to sweep the three-game MLB series.
Verlander struck out nine over seven frames of one-run, two-hit ball to earn the win for Houston.
Alex Bregman went deep and Jake Marisnick drove in a pair of runs as the Astros improved to 29-and-15.
Gregory Soto was charged with the loss for Detroit. JaCoby Jones prevented the shutout with a solo homer in the third inning.
Detroit has lost its past three games and they'll host Oakland in MLB action on Thursday afternoon at 1:10pm.